The specification to which homes are prepared for move-in has now been
revised. This follows changes to the specification that were made last year.

One of the commitments of the Consumer Charter to improve SFA (announced in April 2025), is to provide a
more robust move-in standard so that you can have confidence that the home you’re moving into will be ready on
time and will be clean and functional. These commitments support the new Defence Housing Strategy, due to be
published later this year.

The revised specification, effective immediately, returns to the previous standard with additional specifications
including:

• Hard flooring being used in downstairs areas instead of carpet when replacement is required.
• The use of white paint to decorate inside homes.
• Vinyl flooring being used in all bathrooms, WC, kitchens and utility rooms (if floor tiles, or hard flooring are not already installed) when replacement is required.
• Allowing up to four picture hooks per room to be left at move out without charges being incurred.

This revision to the specification has been made possible following funding secured for financial year 2025/26 and
£1.5bn of additional funding announced in May by the Defence Secretary, Rt Hon John Healey MP to deliver
longer term and enduring improvements to UK SFA housing as part of the Government’s Strategic Defence
Review.

The revised move-in and move-out specification can be read in full on the Pinnacle website.